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POPSAbraham Lincoln on religion Two lesser-known pieces of writing from Lincoln that give some hints about his religious beliefs. Lincoln was notoriously cagey about his religious commitments -- he never attended church regluarly, nor did he ever make a public proclamation of faith.
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POPSDavid Hume's epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot, 1734 In his early 20s, the great Scottish philosopher, David Hume, wrote this "letter to a physician" (unidentified, but probably Arbuthnot) giving an account of his melancholic symptoms and his efforts at self-treatment.
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POPSThe way of the Cross - Thomas à Kempis Thomas à Kempis, a 14th-century devotional writer, on what it means to "take up the Cross." My favorite line: The Cross always stands ready, and everywhere awaits you. You cannot escape it, wherever you flee; for wherever you go, you bear yourself, and always find yourself. Shows that the medievals were as astute in their psychology as many modern psychodynamic thinkers.
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POPSThe "get-rich gospel" around 1900 This is the famous "Acres of Diamonds" sermon preached by Russell Conwell around the turn of the 20th century. Shows that the "prosperity gospel" wing of American evangelical Protestantism didn't start with Joel Osteen and Creflo Dollar.
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POPSChrist and peace: Bonhoeffer Dietrich Bonhoeffer's famous 1934 sermon at Fanø, Denmark. Bonhoeffer was later hanged for conspiring to assassinate Hitler. "There is no way to peace along the way of safety.... Peace is the opposite of security."
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